Good question. Sometimes, even the good parents don't know everything their children do. Many kids live in their own secret world, and they don't tell their parents much about it. At 13, some other girls and I suspected one girl was being abused by an old man. One night, we followed her to his car and blocked it until she got out. Yet, none of us ever thought to tell our parents. I wish I could travel back in time and tell an adult. But, in our secret world, we kids followed a code of silence.
Yes, I know what you mean about the kids’ secret world. But how to explain a long absence to mom and dad? We used to get very worried if our kids were gone for an extra unexplained hour and then lectures ensued.